Voting wrapped up on May 10 and included physical ballot boxes and an online poll that allowed people from anywhere to vote multiple times.

On its Twitter profile, the chickadee describes itself this way: "Longtime Vancouver bird. I work hard, play hard, and build my nest with my own two feet (and beak)." As the official city bird for 2015, it will be promoted on materials related to next year's Vancouver Bird Week.

Vancouver's 2014 city bird is purportedly the northwestern crow, but unlike the chickadee it was appointed to the post by city hall.